Sara Tiano
Senior Reporter at The Imprint
Senior Reporter covering child welfare & youth justice @TheImprintNews | @USCAnnenberg alum | she/her | most of my favorite people are animals
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2 weeks ago |
imprintnews.org | Sara Tiano
Millions of U.S. children going hungry, dropping far behind in school and falling victim to chronic illnesses now and in their future: These are among the grave consequences that would follow sweeping cuts to Medicaid and food stamps proposed in the current federal budget bill, a new report by advocacy groups warns.
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1 month ago |
imprintnews.org | Sara Tiano |Michael FitzGerald |Michael Fitzgerald
On a Thursday in late March, department leaders in the U.S. Administration for Children and Families gathered at a meeting. The warning they received from higher-ups was blunt: On Monday, ACF will look nothing like it does today. With White House officials and business tycoon Elon Musk on camera calling to “delete” federal agencies and leave bureaucrats “traumatically affected,” cuts to social services appeared imminent.
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1 month ago |
imprintnews.org | Sara Tiano
Millions of dollars in federal funds will no longer be used to train professionals who conduct sensitive child abuse interviews, confounding proponents. Cozy rooms outfitted with kid-sized couches and toys that help with seemingly impossible conversations. Professionals specially trained to speak to traumatized children. The right to a single interview about the abuse they’ve endured — rather than reliving the pain under questioning from a parade of doctors, police officers and social workers.
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1 month ago |
imprintnews.org | Sara Tiano
Shortly after adopting two adolescent brothers from foster care, Texas Rep. John Lujan and his wife got an alarming reality check. They had just put two biological children through college, and didn’t have savings for this pair who would, they hoped, soon need that same support. While they were relieved to learn Texas adoptees have lifetime access to free tuition at all in-state colleges and universities, foster youth who have not been adopted don’t get that lifetime benefit.
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2 months ago |
imprintnews.org | Sara Tiano
A record-breaking $4 billion settlement is being brokered for thousands of people who were sexually abused as children in Los Angeles County’s juvenile justice centers and foster care shelters. The tentative settlement was approved by the county Claims Board Monday, county officials confirmed. A final vote by the Board of Supervisors is scheduled for April 29.
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